Our Produce

At ECO City Farms, we grow primarily in hoophouses, which allows us to grow many items year-round. Hoophouses are like greenhouses, but more lightweight and flexible because they are covered in plastic rather than glass. We tend to grow food that has a quick germination and/or long harvest period in order to maximize productivity on our very limited space.

Our philosophy is that a healthy, living soil produces healthy plants that are resilient to pest and disease. All our produce is grown from certified non-GMO, organic seed stock. Our produce is grown without any chemical fertilizers nor do we use any petro-based or non-organic treatments, herbicides, pesticides, or fungicides of any kind. We only use natural soil amendments such as compost tea, fish emulsion, sea kelp and worm castings to feed our soil fertility, and we borrow from the principles of permaculture and biodynamic agriculture.

We are proud of our status as a Certified Naturally Grown farm. Certified Naturally Grown’s approach is called a Participatory Guarantee System. PGS is employed by tens of thousands of farmers worldwide. These programs minimize paperwork and certification fees and employ a peer-inspection process built on local networks. They’re typically a better fit for small-scale producers who sell locally.

Where You Can Find Our Food!

We offer our food via a CSA/Farm Share, at the Riverdale Farmers Market and by wholesale to buyers.

Our Food

ECO City Farms

ECO City Farms seeks to enhance food security, safety and access, to improve nutrition and health, to preserve cultural and ecological diversity, and to accelerate the transition to an economy based on preservation, recycling and restoration. We amplify community voice and engagement to reinvigorate the Chesapeake foodshed with sustainable ways of making food and money.

Who We Are

ECO City Farms is a nonprofit urban farm located in Prince Georges County, Maryland.